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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
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Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2)
Juliet Marillier | 2011
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Well... This book took me quite a long time to finish. Aka, I didn't have as much of a commute for the past 2 weeks.

This book is beautiful. Juliet Marillier is truly a master at weaving a story. This book was recommended to me by my sister and I cannot believe that it took me this long to finally read it. A couple years ago, I did a reading challenge where I asked my family and close friends what book they would want me to read. Naturally, my sister chose the first in this series with the knowledge that I would relate better to the second. I'm glad that I took the time to listen to the audiobook of this novel. The narrator was wonderful and truly made the series come alive. For the past two days, I have actually gone out of my way to listen to the book when normally I would just listen to it on my drive into work.

The characters in this book are spectacular. I loved how Juliet Marillier captured the anguish, joy, and all the emotions in between. I fell in love with the relationships that were written in this series. The characters were realistic and had great depth to them.

If you're looking for a beautiful fantasy with some romance, this is the book for you. Seriously, you need to read this book.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2538 KP) rated The Secret of Shadow Ranch in Books

Jul 15, 2019  
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Carolyn Keene | 1965 | Children, Mystery
8
8.7 (3 Ratings)
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Is the Ranch Haunted?
It’s summer, and Nancy has been invited to spend it with her best friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne on the ranch their uncle Ed and aunt Bet have just bought in Arizona. However, she has barely landed when she learns that things aren’t going well on the ranch. Someone is trying to drive the new owners off the land with acts of sabotage, most of which are foreshadowed by a phantom horse. There is a legend that an old outlaw cursed the ranch, but Nancy thinks the culprits are more modern and very real. Can she figure out what is going on and why?

This may be the fifth book in the series, but this is the first time we are seeing Bess and George, Nancy’s usual sleuthing companions. They jump right in here for another action-packed story. The general plot outline is fairly obvious early on, including a massive coincidence in the story, but that didn’t keep me from turning pages as quickly as I could. As an adult I find the characters thinner than I remember, but we still like them enough to care about the outcome. Since the book was last updated in the 1950’s, some of the language is a little dated (it even stopped me a little), but I doubt it will slow down today’s kids as they race to see how Nancy will piece together this fun mystery.
  
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